Makarand Joshi
Pune
Summary
- An experienced professional having total 11 years of dynamic experience in the IT industry.
- Having good experience in Team Leading, Project Management, Application Development and Support Activities.
- Currently I am working as Technical Lead / Application Manager for some of the business critical applications in Cognizant.
- Have expertise in Microsoft Technologies (.Net Framework, C#, ASP.NET/MVC), Databases (Oracle, SQL Server) and Web Technologies. I have expertise for Front-end as well as Back-end and I have been working in Application Development / Application Support /Project Support-Sustenance/ L2-L3 Support/ ITSM-ITIL process / Change Management/ Incident Management / Production level support/ AM-AD Process. Good Hands-on experience on Gen AI tools (Co-pilot / Claude) and Gen AI based code development.
- Having experience of Leading Team for 4+ years. Currently working as Application Manager/Team Lead in Cognizant for client Bayer AG(Germany)
- Got Client Appreciations in Cognizant & Tata Technologies many times for excellent work delivery.
- Worked efficiently on entire Software Development Life Cycle phases.
- Previously worked as Software Engineer in Tata Technologies, Hinjawadi where I worked on development and support of web application projects for Tata Motors.
- Expert in root cause analysis and has good analytical and problem-solving abilities. Have good Communication and negotiation skills. Able to work with different teams and clients effectively.
- Good at Customer relationship management and having experience of handling multiple clients effectively. In addition, I have good experience of Project Estimation/ Project management as well.
- I am looking for Team Lead / Technical Lead / Senior consultant position.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Lead
Cognizant
Pune
08.2021 - Current
- Worked as Team Lead for cross-functional teams to design and implement innovative software solutions.
- Designed system architecture for complex enterprise applications.
Software Engineer
Tata Technologies Limited
Hinjewadi, Pune
04.2015 - 08.2021
Contributed to web applications development and support projects in the role of senior software engineer.
- Developed software solutions for automotive clients using Agile methodologies.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
Know-IT institute
Pune01-2015
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science (BE)
B.A.M.U University
Aurangabad01-2013
HSC -
S.B science college
AurangabadSSC -
S.B High school
AurangabadSkills
- 1 Microsoft Technologies - Net Framework (Version 48) - Expertise in C# / ASPNET / MVC web application & Desktop application Worked on ASPnet and MVC application in development & support and Leading Team Expertise at debugging Applications / Issues Fixes / RCA Having Knowledge of Web Applications/ Desktop Applications / Cloud Hosting
- Exposure to front end frameworks like React and Angular
- Cloud technologies -Microsoft Azure
- 2 Oracle (version 19c) / Microsoft SQL Server – PLSQL –Expertise in creating Adhoc Queries/Procedure/ Cursors / Triggers /DBMS Jobs and other PLSQL related functionalities Worked on client Data Management functions
- 3 IT service Management tools (Ticket/incident based tools/L2-L3 Support/ AM-AD ) – ServiceNow , BMC Remedy service management tool
- 4 GenAI Tools Copilot , Claude
PERSONAL DETAILS
Languages known: English, Hindi and Marathi.
PROJECT EXPOSURE
- Project Title: BCS Labjournal application & other multiple .Net apps (Cognizant), Technology: .Net Framework 4.5(Desktop App), Oracle 19c , WCF web services, Description: Currently working as Application Manager / Technical Lead. BCS Lab journal is one of Critical central application in R&D division of Bayer Crop Science area. It Lab Management System & serves as central system for many other apps. Worked on enhancements/ Support. Got Appreciation in Global townhall meeting for project work., Role: Application Manager / Team Lead
- Project Title: ERC-Time booking System (Tata Technologies), Technology: ASP.Net, Oracle 12c, Description: Previously worked as Lead Developer/Tester/Support Person/SPOC in handling this system. ERC Time booking system is application where employees of ERC division of TATA MOTORS do their time booking on various projects. Their manager approves this booking and then records gets transferred to SAP. SPOC for the system. I have added many new functionalities/ Modules/Reports in this system. Worked on front-end as well as back-end., Role:
- Project Title: Raw Material Content Management System, Technology: .Net MVC, Oracle 12c, Description: This system deals with Raw Material Management for TATA MOTORS purchase department. It has Modules like Price Amendment / Master-data Maintenance / Approval Worked as Application support person for Data Management., Role:
- Project Title: Enterprise Metrology System, Technology: ASP.Net, SQL server 2014, Description: TATA MOTORS for tracking measurements / calibration of machine tools use this application. Application contains details of tools, details and history of calibration done in tools and various reports. Designing new screens and functionalities in application. Worked in development and support activities., Role:
- Project Title: Web Applications Support (L2/L3 Support), Technology: ServiceNow / BMC-Remedy IT service management tool, Description: Worked on IT support service tool where user raises tickets for the issues/requests and those can be tracked and resolved through this system., Role: Worked as a part of support team. Resolved numerous issues of web applications raised by users
- Project Title: Vehicle Diagnostic applications for TATA XENON and TATA SAFARI car., Technology: C# .net, SQL server 2014, Description: This tool is standalone application that is used for vehicle diagnostic of TATA XENON and TATA SAFARI. This application reads various parameters from ECU (Electronic Control Unit) of vehicle and stores the records in database., Role: Application development, testing, and support.
Accomplishments
- Received appreciations multiple times from Client (Bayer AG) for excellent work performed in deliverables.
- Received "Most Valuable Team Lead" award by Cognizant within current project during Global Annual Townhall meeting (Cognizant-Bayer)
- Currently I am recognized as one of critical & Key SME (Subject Matter Expert) within project for .Net applications due to my expertise.
Timeline
Technical Lead
Cognizant
08.2021 - Current
Software Engineer
Tata Technologies Limited
04.2015 - 08.2021
Post Graduate Diploma - Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
Know-IT institute
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science (BE)
B.A.M.U University
HSC -
S.B science college
SSC -
S.B High school